The Girona Chronicle
Market17 Aug 2026
Girona turn down Real Sociedad for Vladyslav Vanat
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market17 Aug 2026
Nobel Mendy is a Girona player
The fee is $5.7M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Rayo Vallecano drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Iván Martín in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Girona this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Girona
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market17 Aug 2026
Jan Giménez steps up from the Girona academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jan Giménez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Diego Ríos steps up from the Girona academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Diego Ríos has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Alejandro Francés
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alejandro Francés, and the manager let it.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Girona turn down the training-ground plan
It is the quietest way a club tells you what its ambitions are. The money was asked for, the money was refused, and the people who work there every day now know exactly where they stand.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Álex Moreno has company in his position
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Álex Moreno keeps the shirt for now, at Girona's convenience rather than his own.
In brief
- Squad A season on the outside for Majeed Waris
- The terraces The spotlight tightens on Nobel Mendy